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ICarly
File:Logo icarly.png
GenreComedy, Family, Kids, Teens
Created byDan Schneider
Written byDan Schneider
Savage Steve Holland
Steve Molaro
Arthur Gradstein
Jake Farrow
Thomas Lubey
Directed bySteve Hoefer
Dan Schneider
StarringMiranda Cosgrove
Jennette McCurdy
Nathan Kress
Jerry Trainor
Theme music composerMiranda Cosgrove (written/performed)
Opening theme"Leave It All To Me" sung by Miranda Cosgrove
ComposerBackhouse Mike
Country of origin United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes44 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersDan Schneider
Omar Camacho
Michael Szczurko
Neil Sheridan
ProducersBruce Rand Berman
Jana Petrosini
Amber Comisar
Joe Catania
Robin Weiner
Production locations United States Seattle, Washington
Filmed at Nickelodeon on Sunset in Los Angeles, California
CinematographyDan Schneider
EditorTamara Johnson Bolm (Sound)
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time23 min.
Production companiesSchneider's Bakery, Nickelodeon
Original release
Network United States Nickelodeon
Canada YTV
 United Kingdom Nickelodeon UK
ReleaseSeptember 8, 2007 –
present

iCarly is a television series, which premiered on September 8, 2007 on Nickelodeon. It first arrived on YTV a month later on October 8, 2007. The show first aired on Nickelodeon UK during Easter 2008 and Nickelodeon Australia in May 2008.[1]

The series stars Miranda Cosgrove, Jennette McCurdy, Nathan Kress and Jerry Trainor. The series is created and executive produced by Dan Schneider.
The series focuses on a girl named Carly (Cosgrove) who creates her own web show called iCarly with her best friends Sam (McCurdy) and Freddie (Kress).

Characters

Main Characters

  • Carly Shay (Miranda Cosgrove) is the teen star of her own popular web show, iCarly, which she produces with her two best friends, Sam and Freddie.She is known to live in the 8th floor.
  • Samantha "Sam" Puckett (Jennette McCurdy) is Carly's best friend and co-host of iCarly.
  • Fredward "Freddie" Benson (Nathan Kress) is the technical producer of iCarly and Carly's neighbor.
  • Spencer Shay (Jerry Trainor) is Carly's 26-year-old brother and legal guardian.

Additional

  • Nevel Papperman (Reed Alexander) is an 11-year-old critic who runs the nevelocity.com website, a site that reviews other websites.
  • Gibby Carlson (Noah Munck) is a classmate of Carly, Sam and Freddie.
  • Jeremy (Nathan Pearson) (nicknamed "Germy" by Freddie) is another classmate of Carly, Sam and Freddie.
  • Marissa Benson (Mary Scheer) is Freddie's neurotic, overprotective mother.
  • Ted Franklin (Tim Russ) is the principal at Ridgeway.
  • Francine Briggs (Mindy Sterling) is an English teacher at the junior high school attended by Carly, Sam and Freddie.
  • Lewbert (Jeremy Rowley) is the doorman for the building in which Carly, Spencer and Freddie live.
  • Amanda "Mandy" Valdez (Aria Wallace) is iCarly's self-proclaimed "#1 Fan."

Special Guest Appearances

Guest Star Season Appearances Character Episode(s)
Austin Butler 1 1 Jake Crandall iLike Jake
Greg Mullavy 1 2 Granddad Shay iWant to Stay with Spencer, iWant a World Record
Estelle Harris 1 1 Mrs. Halberstadt iScream on Halloween
Carly Bondar 1 1 Valerie iWill Date Freddie
Aaron Albert 1 1 Jonah iHate Sam's Boyfriend
Plain White T's 1 1 Themselves iRue The Day
Aria Wallace 1/2 2 Mandy Valdez iAm Your Biggest Fan, iWant my Website Back
Oliver Muirhead 1 1 Harry Joyner iHeart Art
David St. James 1/2 4 Mr. Howard iGot Detention, iReunite with Missy, iMust Have Locker #239, iTwins
Lise Simms 1 1 Mrs. Peeloff iMight Switch Schools
Daniel Samonas 1 1 Doug Toder iFence
Jessica Makinson 1 1 Miss Lauren Ackerman iHave A Lovesick Teacher
James Maslow 2 1 Shane iSaw Him First
Lorena York 2 1 Sasha Striker iStage An Intervention
Good Charlotte 2 1 Themselves iGo to Japan
Danny Woodburn 2 1 Mitch the Angel iChristmas
David Archuleta 2 1 Himself iRocked the Vote
Lucas Cruikshank 2 1 Himself/Fred Figglehorn iMeet Fred
Malese Jow 2 1 Carly's Look Alike iLook Alike
Drew Roy 2 1 Griffin iDate a Bad Boy
Victoria Justice 2 1 Shelby Marx iFight Shelby Marx

Episodes

Season Episodes Season Premiere Season Finale
Season 1 25 September 8, 2007 July 25, 2008
Season 2 20Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). The DVD has 13 episodes on two discs, which means it is only half of season one. It includes the bonus feature of the song, "Leave It All to Me" by Miranda Cosgrove.

iCarly: Season 1, Volume 2 Box Set will be released on April 21, 2009 with 13 episodes on two discs. The Special Features include: Behind the Slime with the Cast of iCarly; Behind-the-Scenes Extras; Special Bonus: Pilot Episode of True Jackson, VP[2]

iCarly: Season 2 Volume 1 Box set will be released on August 18, 2009 This 2-disc set running 316 minutes is presented in full screen video, and English Stereo audio. The release includes Behind-the-Scenes Extras, such as a Featurette for The Making of "iGo to Japan".[3]

Website

The iCarly.com website contains many promotional videos by the cast (as their respective characters), as well as content created and sent in by viewers. Other features on the site include characters' blogs, pictures from the set, songs, games, and comments from viewers. Many fictional websites from this show and other TEENick shows redirect to this page. For example, Zaplook (a parody of Google), SplashFace (a parody of YouTube), CraigsMix (a parody of Craigslist), Nevelocity, PillowMyHead.com, AggressiveParenting.com, SamPuckett.com, TheValerieShow.com, NeverWatchiCarly.com, iSnarly.com, and any other website mentioned on the show redirect to this page. iCarly.com can only be accessed within the United States; if accessed overseas, the user is automatically redirected to a country specific iCarly site (if available).

Video Games

On May 13, 2009, Nickelodeon announced they had reached an agreement with Activision to produce an iCarly video game for the DS and Wii. The game is currently scheduled to be released in fall 2009.[4]

Books

Book Summary Episode(s)
1. iHave a Web Show! Carly becomes an Internet star when footage of her hosting a school talent show is posted to the Web, resulting in a weekly variety-show Webcast made by her and her friends; Plans to attract more viewers go wrong when Sam and Carly pit their ideas against those of Spencer and Freddie. 1.iPilot
2.iWant More Viewers
2. iWanna Stay! The focus of Carly's next webcast is what mean teachers do outside of the classroom. So Carly and Freddie trail the grumpy Miss Briggs, but end up stuck inside her home; Carly's grandfather makes a surprise visit and is none too thrilled by Spencer's unusual behavior, so he questions his ability to be in charge. Carly must convince him that her brother is up to the task of being her guardian. 8. iSpy a Mean Teacher
5. iWanna Stay with Spencer
3. iWant a World Record! Carly tries to break the record for the longest webcast and must keep the show going for more than 24 hours. Meanwhile, Spencer builds a giant sculpture downstairs; The show's 50th airing is in jeopardy when Sam gets detention, so Carly and Freddie try to get in trouble as well to shoot "from the inside" with Sam. Meanwhile, Spencer builds a giant cup of coffee, but drops his phone into it. 10. iWant a World Record
19. iGot Detention
4. iAm Famous! A producer wants to bring Carly's show to television, but not without a major overhaul first; Carly is excited to get a show sponsor and readily endorses a new type of shoe. When the product turns out to be a dud and fans complain, the gang tries to find a way out of the contract. Elsewhere, Spencer falls asleep on the bus and ends up in Canada. 10. iCarly Saves TV
19. iPromote Tech-Foots

Worldwide

iCarly has premiered worldwide as well in the following countries:

Region Network(s) Series premiere
United States United States Nickelodeon September 8, 2007
Canada Canada YTV October 8, 2007
Germany Germany Nickelodeon Germany February 23, 2008
Brazil Brazil Nickelodeon Brazil April 17, 2008
United Kingdom United Kingdom Nickelodeon UK March 17, 2008
New Zealand New Zealand Nickelodeon New Zealand May 4, 2008
Australia Australia Nickelodeon Australia May 8, 2008
Israel Israel Nickelodeon Israel May 15, 2008
Philippines Philippines Nickelodeon South East Asia May 31, 2008
Spanish America Nickelodeon Latin America April 16, 2008
Netherlands Netherlands Nickelodeon (Netherlands) May 17, 2008
Belgium Belgium
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates E-Junior June 2008
Singapore Singapore Okto October 19, 2008
Republic of Ireland Ireland The Den RTÉ Two May 8, 2008
South Korea South Korea Nick Korea 2008
Turkey Turkey Nickelodeon Turkey April 10, 2009

References

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